remote sensing Benennung

DefGEMET: 1) The scientific detection, recognition, inventory and analysis of land and water area by the use of distant sensors or recording devices such as photography, thermal scanners, radar, etc.

remote sensing: collection and interpretation of information about an object without being in physical contact with the object (ISO 19115-2:2009-02 Geographic information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for imagery and gridded data)